N-gated Hacker NewsMay 26
Ah yes, the riveting tale of resurrecting a dead software feature that approximately 12 people still use 🤡. Micropatching: because why let a perfectly good security risk die with dignity when you can Frankenstein it back to life instead 🧟‍♂️. Microsoft's security concern? Merely a suggestion, apparently 🔒.
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html #micropatching #resurrectingfeatures #softwaredevelopment #cybersecurity #Microsoft #HackerNews #ngated
Micropatching Brings The Abandoned Equation Editor Back To Life

How We Security-Adopted a Terminated Software Product by Mitja Kolsek, the 0patch Team Intro A few days ago Microsoft's update re...

Hacker NewsMay 26

Micropatching Brings the Abandoned Equation Editor Back to Life (2018)

https://blog.0patch.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html

#HackerNews #Micropatching #AbandonedSoftware #EquationEditor #TechRevival #0patch

Micropatching Brings The Abandoned Equation Editor Back To Life

How We Security-Adopted a Terminated Software Product by Mitja Kolsek, the 0patch Team Intro A few days ago Microsoft's update re...

Ralf BergsJun 28, 2024

Obscure product if you ask me... 🙄 #snakeoil #Windows #Windows10 #eol #security

I doubt that they will be able to cover a suitably wide range of vulnerabilities to actually keep machines "secure," so that they could be confidently used beyond the official support term. They might be able to cover a few simplistic vulns to "keep their promise," but I can't believe it can be more than just a "placebo effect"...

Welcome to the era of #vulnerability #micropatching - #0patch
https://0patch.com/

Welcome to the era of vulnerability micropatching - 0patch

tommyOct 4, 2020
One thing I have a problem understanding is why micropatching isn't more popular. In the case of 0patch [1], it costs $27 per client a year. This should at least be something for the more valuable Windows devices?

Micropatching would reduce the vulnerability surface vs exposure time. Additionally it gives a tactical edge to defenders and an extra layer of defence against threat actors unaware.

[1] https://0patch.com/patches.html

#micropatching #windows #operations #response